Japanese

Noun

水掻き ‎(hiragana みずかき, romaji mizukaki)

1. swimfin, paddle (flat limb of turtle etc.)
   • 1927, 芥川龍之介, 河童:

     小 (ちい)さい河童 (かっぱ)は水掻 (みずか)きのある手 (て)に二 (に)三 (さん)度 (ど)空 (そら)を掴 (つか)んだ

     chīsai kappa wa mizukaki no aru te ni ni san do sora o tsukanda

     The tiny kappa grasped at the air two or three times with its hands of fins